Medford High School - Crater Yearbook (Medford, OR)

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. LN f i Q X2 ' Q ww W ,wuugyu1l1ygl'1I,,,,, E 5. FQFN I EgQ-27 ? ge X t llnw.5,, M, rl1I'IJlWL w'ff'ffHllllllwwmwfuwffwwf ffff,,,,,,,,gw 1ym3 halfway? lr' ' ' I - ' saw erintendent and board of education, recall invoked, Dana M. Davis, editor of Cra- ter. Vol I, Herbert Grey, student body president, joe Holzgang, editor of ,Hi-Times, debating team, Doris McReynolds, Frank Buchter, .Maurine McKeaney and Leon- ard Brown in state contest, Eugene. 1920-21. Aubrey G. Smith, superintendent, O. R. Campbell, principal, large en- rollment of students from the war, period of peace and good fellowship, winning football and basketball teams, Miss Alice Chubbuck, H. F. Cope, E. M. Hussong, L. A. Mentzer, and C. T. Steward elected and all except the latter continue as members of the faculty, Kenneth Brumbaugh, editor of the Crater, Vol. II, Lydia Deane, edi- tor of Hi-Times, Irvine Terrell, student body president, Smith-Hughes agriculture begun under direction of Prof. C. D. Thompson, serious attempts to vote bonds for a new high school building. 1921-22. A breezy year of athletics, Hollis Huntington, coach, Miss Ruth Pett, now Mrs. Sether, added to the faculty, George Mansfield, editor of the Crater, Vol. III, Keva Hutchinson, president of Hi-Y, Francis Prescott, president of the student body, Arlene Butler, editor of Hi-Times, Agricultural club, Y. W. C. A. debate, Dra- matic club, Boys' glee club, Girls' glee club, orchestra and band were very suc- cessful organizations. 1922-23. High school amazingly overcrowded, patrons still refusing to build a new school house, Leland Knox, Beatrice Gaylord Merrick and Virginia Smith added to the teaching corps, William Johnston, president of the student body and editor of the Crater, Vol. IV, Dorothy Newman, editor of the Hi-Times, Eddie Durno and Ollie Ogle, two great athletic coaches, Order of the M founded, Mike Jacobs, yell leader, a great year in Medford high history. 1923-24. Another crowded eventful year, Ruth Ella Dickerson and Victor C. Sether added to the faculty, Frank Perl, president of the student body, Al Loomis, editor of the Crater, Vol. V, John Holzgang, editor of the Hi-Times, Prince G. Gal- lison, greatest high school athletic coach in Pacific states, football and basketball, went with state champ basketball team to Chicago to the National Interscholastic tournament. 1924-25. Rooms outside school building rented to accommodate the large at- tendence, Beatrice Dunnette Schuerman elected to teach, Mervyn Chastain, president of the student body, Arthur Schoeni, editor of the Crater, Vol. VI, Qabeautiful book bound in leatherj, Almus Pruitt, editor of the Hi-Times, Prof. Burton Strock and the high school band participated in the state contest at Corvallis, Mr. Victor Sether organized the H. E. C. A. club, Tri-M flourished, class of '25, 85 members, the largest in Medford high history. 1925-26. Superintendent, E. H. Hedrick, principal, B. H. Conkle, bonds voted for S185,000.00 high school building, Gertrude Butler elected modern language teach- er, Chet Hubbard, president of the student body, Arthur Laing, editor of the Crater, Vol. VII, Frank Van Dyke, editor of the Hi-Times, district champ football squad dared any other Upigskin bunch in Oregon to play for state championship, fifth suc- cessive district champ basketball team, Miss Carroll organized Girls' League, Wil- son Waite, band and orchestra leader, everybody packed up to move into the new high school building. 1926-27. Read the Crater Vol. VIII for full particulars. Twenty Three